Monoazo dyes for hydrophobic fibers



United States Patent OfiFice 3,34%,W Patented (Bot. 24, 1967' 3,349,075 MONOAZO DYES FGR HYDROPHGBKC FHBERS David J. Wallace and Max A. Weaver, Kingsport, Tenn., assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N .Y., a corporation of New Jersey No Drawing. Filed May 1, 1963, Ser. No. 277,118 8 Claims. (Cl. 260158) This invention relates to azo compounds particularly useful as dyes for coloring textile materials.

The azo compounds of the invention have the following general formula I /R:

R=a monocyclic Z-thiazolyl radical, that is, a radical having the formula 8 s in which V is a vinylene group, including substituted and unsubstituted vinylene, monoand di-substituted vinylene groups, such as -CH=CH, CH=CH- No, and v 3m COOH: as present in 2-aminothiazole and the subsituted 2- aminothiazoles described in the examples below; the nitro, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkyl, lower aliphatic acylamido, lower carboalkoxy, lower aliphatic acyl and cyano substituted 2-aminothiazles being particularly efficacious for use in making the azo compounds;

Herein, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower aliphatic acyl groups etc., mean the group contains a straight or branched-chain alkyl group of 1 to carbon atoms.

R ==a monocyclic arylene group of the benzene series, i.e., phenyle-ne and substituted phenylene, e.g.,

in which the chlorine atom is in the position meta to the nitrogen atom to which both R and R are attached,

m-(OCHa) DhenyleneG or in the radical 2 -R1NR3 R together with R and the nitrogen atom form the 6- tetrahydroquinolyl radical or a substituted 6-tetrahydro- CH CHr-CONH;

present in the compound of Example 8 below, as well as the 2,2,4,7-tetramethyl-6-tetrahydroquinolyl radical,

R -=H, alkyl, e.g., lower alkyl, lower hydroxyalkyl and lower cyanoalkyl groups such as methyl, hydroxyethyl and cyanoethyl,

Rg=lOW6I alkylene, e.g., methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene. The azo compounds are free of water solubilizing SO H and COOH groups.

The novel azo compounds are prepared by diazotizing Z-aminothiazoles and coupling in a well-known manner with N-carboxamidoalkylaniline coupling components having the general formula wherein R R and R have the same meaning as given above.

The coupling components can be prepared by reacting the corresponding nitriles having the formula in which R R and R are as described above, with sulfuric acid followed by treatment with ammonia as described in our co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 277,117, filed May 1, 1963, and now abandoned.

The N-carboxamidoalkyl-N-cyanoalkylaniline couplers are made by cyanoalkylation of the appropriate N- carboxamidoalkylaniline in the presence of a little acetic acid. The N carboxamidoalkyl N hydroxyalkylaniline couplers are made by action of alkylene oxides on the appropriate N-carboxamidoalkylaniline in an autoclave at elevated temperatures and pressures.

Representative N-carboxamidoalkylaniline compounds of Formula II useful in preparing the azo compounds of the invention are as follows:

N-fi-carboxamidoethyl-N-ethyl-m-toluidine N-B-carboxamidoethyl-N-ethyl-m-chloroaniline N-fi-carboxamidoethyl-N-ethyl-m-anisidine N-fi-carboXamidomethyl-N-ethylaniline N-B-carboxamidoethyl-o-toluidine N-fi-carboxamidoethyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline N-fi-carboxamidoethyl-Z-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline N-[i-carboxamidoethyl-2,7dimetl1y1-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline N- S-carboxamidoethyl-Z,4,7-trimethyl-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline N-B-carbboxamidoethyl-2,2,4]-tertramethyl-l,2,3,4-

tetrahydroquinoline N-fl-carboxamidobutyl-N-ethylaniline N-fl-carboxamidoethyl-N-B-hydroxyethyl-m-toluidine N- -carboxamidoethyl-N-B-hydroxyethylaniline N-fl-casboxamidoethyLN-fi-cyanoethyl-m-toluidine N-fi-carboxamidoethyl-N-butyl-m-toluidine T=he Z-aminothiazoles which are diazotized and coupled with the mentioned coupling components are, for example, Z-aminothiazole, Z-amino-S-nitrothiazole, Z-amino-S-alkylsulfonylthiazoles and other Z-aminothiazoles disclosed in the examples hereinafter.

The azo compounds can be used for dyeing textile materials including synthetic polymer fibers, yarns and fabrics giving fast shades when applied by conventional dyeing methods to cellulose ester and polyester fibers. The azo compounds have moderate afiinity for polyamide fibers and possess the valuable property for staining wool less than do previous thiazole dyes. When the azo compounds are used for dyeing such hydrophobic materials, they should be free of water-solubilizing groups such as sulfo andcarboxyl groups. In general the dyes have good fastness, for example, to light, washing, gas (atmospheric fumes) and sublimation. The dyes are useful in application and discharge printing.

The following examples will serve to illustrate the preparation of representative azo compounds of the invention.

EXAMPLE 1 A-solution of ntirosyl sulfuric acid was-prepared by careful addition of 0.9 g. NaNO to 6.25 ml. conc. H 80 This solution was cooled to about3 C. and 15 ml. 1:5 acid (1 part propionic: parts acetic) was added below C. Then, at below 10 C., 1.45 g. Z-amino-S-nitrosolution is added, with stirring, until a fine emulsion is. obtained. Water is then slowly added to a total volume of 200 cc. 3 cc. of Dacronyx (a chlorinated benzene emulth'azol a ed ollowe b v1 m ac'd The re- 5 e was f d y 1 1 5 1 51011) are added and 10 grams of a textile fabric made 1 action was stirred 2 hours at 0-5 0., then added to a v of Kodel polyester fibers are entered. The fabric is worked, solution of 2.06 g. N-B-carboxamidoethyl-N-ethyl-m- 1 o g 10 min. wlthout heat and then for 10 min. at 80 C. The toluidine m ml. 1.5 acid at 5 C. Sohd ammonium dyebath is then brou ht to the boil a d h M t th b acetate was addeduntil the solution turned Congo Red a e 01 for one hour. Followingthls, the fabric is rinsed in warm paper brown, coupled 2 hr., then drowned with water, I

water, then scoured in an aqueous 0.2% soap, 0.2% sodafiltered, and dried. The product dyes cellulose acetate and o1 ester fibers brilliant blue Shades of exec tional depth ash solution. After scouring, the fabric is rinsed with water S th formula p and dried. Accordingly, since the azo compounds of the a e invention are water-insoluble,.they can be applied from 25 aqueous dispersions in the manner of the so-called disg persed dyes. However, coloration can also be effected, for O N S example, by incorporating the azo compound into the spin- CH! 02 40 9 ning dope .and spinning the fiber as usual. The azo'compounds of our invention have varying utility as dyes. The examples in the following table are carried out in e 0f y Varies, for p depending P the manner of Example 1. R R and R refer to the above e flter being dyed and the formula of the azo com formulas, thus the azo compound of Example 2 is pre- P Thus, e amp e, all the dyes will not have the pared from 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole and N-p-carboxami- Same degree of utlllty for the Same t a doethyl-N-ethylaniline. The color refers to dyeing on cellu- Cellulose esters Which can be dyed with the azo com 1 acetategtextile material; pounds include cellulose aliphatic carboxylic acid esters N-carboxamidoalkylaniline Coupler Ex. 2-aminothiazole Color diazotized R1 R2 R3 2 5-NO; Phenylene .CzHs CH2CHi-- Violet m-Tolylene O2Hs -CHz Blue. OH CHzOH CHzCHz Do. (10 -CH:OH:CN-- CHzCHz- D0. 6 5-NO2 m-Chlorophenylene... GeHs CHiCHz- Violet 7 5-NOZ m-OCH3phenylene C2115 CHiCHz Blue. 8 S-NOL. 2,7-dimethyltetrahydroqulnoline Part oiring- CHzCHz- D0. 9 4OF3. m-Tolylene CH -CHzCHz-- Red. 10. 4-CH3 d -CH2CH2- Red. 11 4430102115 CH2CH2 Red. 12- 4-NHCOCH;;...- GH:OH2 Red. 13... None CHzCHz- Violet.

(H) -GH CH Pink. iIIII h8 1? -orrioni- Violet. 16- 5-SCN... -CHzCH Red. 17...... 5-131.... CH2CHz- Plnk. 18..-" 5-SOzC H9..- -CHgCHz D0. 19--... 4-pl1enyl CHaOHg- Red.

It will be apparent from the above examples that R, R R and R, can be varied widely to produce azo compounds very useful as dyes. In particular when R is an arylene radical of the benzene series, it may be unsubstituted or substituted, by one of the following radicals: alkyl, especially lower alkyl; alkoxy, especially lower alk oxy and dialkoxy; halogen, e.g., bromine and iodine; carboalkoxy, e.g., -COOCH hydroxyalkyl, e.g., hydroxyethyl; alkoxyalkyl, e.g,, methoxyethyl; phenoxyalkyl, e.g., phenoxyethyl; alkylthio, e.g., ethylthio; phenylalkylthio, e.g., benzylthio; acetamido', acyloxy, e.g., acetoxy; carbamoyl, e.g., phenylcarbamoyl; acetoxyalkyl, e.g., acetoxyethyl; hydroxyl; nitro; alkylsulfonamido, e.g., methylsulfonamido; phenylalkoxy, e.g., benzyloxy; hydroxyalkoxy, e.g., fl-hydroxyethoxy; haloalkoxy, e.g., B-chloroethoxy; phenoxyalkoxy, e.g., p-phenoxyethoxy; fl(;8-phenoxyalkoxy)alkoxy, e.g., B(fi'-phenoxyethoxy)ethoxy; carboalkoxyalkyl, e.g. (CII COOCH acylaminoalkyl, e.g., acetylaminoethyl; alkylcarbamoylalkyl, e.g., p-methylcar- Polymeric linear polyester materials of the terephthalate type are illustrative of the linear aromatic polyester textile materials that can be dyed with the new azo compounds of our invention. The terephthalate fibers sold under the trademarks Kodel, Dacron and Terylene,

for example, in the form of filaments, yarn and fabric, for example, are illustrative of the polyester textile materials that can be dyed. Kodel polyester fibers are more particularly described in'U.S. vPatent 2,901,446. Dacron and, Terylene polyester fibers are described, for example, in

U.S. Patent 2,465,319. The polymeric linear polyester materials disclosed in U.S. Patents 2,945,010, 2,957,745 and 2,989,363, for example, can be dyed. The linear aromatic polyester materials specifically named have a melting point of at least 200 C.

Nylon, in fiber yarn and fabric form, is representative of polyamides which can be dyed with the azo compounds.

The invention has been described in considerable detail with particular reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be eifected within the spirit and scope of the invenion as described hereinabove, and as defined in the appended claims.

What We claim is:

1. An azo compound having the general formula /R2 R-N=NR|-N R -CONH; wherein R=a monocyclic Z-thiazolyl radical R =a member of the class consisting of a monocyclic arylene group of the benzene series and in R3- R together with R and the nitrogen atom form a 6-tetr-ahydroquinolyl radical, R =a member of the class consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,

hydroxyalkyl and cyanoalkyl, R =lower alkylene, said compound being free of sulfo and carboxyl groups. 2. An azo compound having the general formula R-N=NR1N CzHr-CONHn wherein R represents a monocyclic Z-thiazolyl radical and R represents a monocyclic arylene radical of the benzene series, said radicals being free of carboxyl and sulfo groups.

3. An azo-dyestuff of the formula IICN R mi =N C N s CHzCI-IaCONHz 5. A compound having the formula 6. A compound having the formula 7. A compound having the formula CzHr CHgCHgCONH;

CHzCHzCONHg CBH 8. A compound having the formula CHQCHZCONHZ No references cited.

CHARLES B. PARKER, Primary Examiner. R. J. FINNEGAN, D. M. PAPUGA, Assistant Examiners. 

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